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"This book is better than chocolate!" - Tal Ben-Shahar, New York Times best-selling author of Happier and Choose the Life You Want Distractions are everywhere these days. Our thoughts drift to what we need to do tomorrow, or what went wrong yesterday. Even pleasurable things - like eating chocolate - don't receive our full attention. We miss out on joy that is easily within reach! In Mindfulness Is Better Than Chocolate, David Michie gives us the tools to rewire our brains for happiness. "Mindfulness" is paying attention to the present moment, deliberately and nonjudgmentally - and science has shown that those who practice it experience a wealth of benefits:Reduced stressStronger immune systemsMore ease in breaking bad habitsImproved self-esteemEnhanced mental claritySharper memoryOverall well-being.
About the Author
David Michie is the internationally best-selling author of The Dalai Lama's Cat series of novels, the spiritual thrillers The Magician of Lhasa and The Secret Mantra, as well as other fiction and non-fiction titles including Why Mindfulness is Better than Chocolate, Hurry Up and Meditate, Buddhism for Busy People and Buddhism for Pet Lovers. His books are available in 30 languages in over 50 different countries.David is a keynote speaker, corporate trainer and coach on mindfulness and meditation. He has extensive experience presenting to a wide variety of different audiences around the world.In 2015 he established Mindful Safaris, leading groups to Africa - where he was born and brought up - encouraging people to visit unexplored places, outer and inner, through a combination of daily game viewing trips and mindfulness sessions.David offers free guided meditations, booklets, short stories and other resources on his website: www.davidmichie.com
